Inside the Looking Glass

Leadership Quest

type
Outdoor Training Program
DELIVERY FORMAT
In-Person / Online
DURATION
1-2 days / Online: synchronous quest
facilitator - participants RATIO
1:14

Overview

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust

Some of the most important things in life are not fully visible if we only rely on our eyes; we have to use all our senses to fully grasp them. Such is leadership. For each of us – as leaders and as followers – leadership is triggered by various mechanisms unique to ourselves. Leaders must invest time in uncovering their leadership backbone to fully understand and maximize their impact. 

Today’s leadership challenges call for a strong leadership backbone in both individuals and management teams. To achieve peak performance and shape the future, individuals and teams must connect with their origins, core, and passion – bridging the past, present, and future. This connection to their leadership backbone enables them to make tough decisions amidst change, build personal and team courage and resilience, exhibit empathy, and inspire, creating meaning and hope within the pressures of daily demands. 

To do this we have developed an original leadership Quest. The Quest is a reflective journey through inspirational settings for individuals and/or teams, featuring stations that prompt meaningful exploration of purpose, aspirations, uniqueness, strengths, and limitations. It is a profoundly reflective and intimate experience, cultivating the leadership core and awareness of participants.

*The Quest can be seamlessly integrated into various organizational events and programs.

Payoffs

Organizational Gains

  • Foster the growth of transformational leaders and leadership teams, with a strong backbone
  • Enhance trust and resilience, enabling new relationships to form
  • Establish a solid foundation for strategic planning and future actions
  • Heighten awareness of leadership style and role perception within the organization
  • Connect leaders and teams to a clear sense of purpose and determination
  • Focus management teams on their organizational impact and the means to achieve it

Personal Gains​

  • Triggers deep learning and connectivity, yielding profound insights related to roles
  • Connects participants to their personal and leadership core – identifying key values, passion, capabilities, and purpose
  • Provides time for reflection and creating momentum for change
  • Challenges underlying assumptions and shifts away from dysfunctional paradigms
  • Focuses on personal/team core to refine future direction
  • For teams, builds team unity and commitment with clear directions and role perception

Lean & Mean: Formats Tailored at Your Choice​

In-Person 

  • Ranges from half-day to two-day events, incorporating creative activities that foster personal and group reflection in various, original and inspirational settings – both indoor and outdoor  
  • Participants engage individually, in pairs, and in small groups
  • Group sizes can vary; activities are adaptable to group size and Quest focus.
  • The Quest typically includes a values questionnaire
  • The Quest can be a standalone event or part of larger leadership programs, conferences, and team-building events

Online

  • The online experience offers various forms of asynchronous online Quests
  • The format allows for 20-60 minutes of engagement, and can be integrated into leadership events, programs and team-building events

Learning Journey

The Quest offers a learning experience enriched with energizing activities and opportunities for reflection, set in inspiring locations that foster deep learning and connectivity. Participants are afforded pauses throughout the experience to reflect deeply on transformational questions and extract profound insights. Tasks and stations within the Quest are customized to the participants’ level of maturity, leadership challenges, and specific contexts, such as leadership programs, conferences, mentorship programs, or team-building quests.

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